Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY

One resident describes the Borough as a tidy little shtetl of Judaism, we normally doesn't see this type of crime. A Borough Park man was arrested after a reported abduction attempt on an 11-year-old girl.

Bad Man Touched Other Girls?

Bernard Mutterperl, 19, is accused of following the girl Xochil Garcia, into her building, grabbing her on the second floor of the building and forcibly leading her back down the stairs, police said.

The girl was able to free herself, police said, and her cries for help alerted several people who confronted the man and held him until police arrived.

Stay Out Of The Borough

The word in the Hispanic neighborhoods is to avoid that area.

Anti Semitic Arrest

Mutterperl was charged with kidnapping, burglary, unlawful imprisonment, forcible touching and acting in a manner injurious to a child, police said. The girl was taken to Kings County Hospital where she was evaluated and released. 
 

Cruising The Park For Kids

Bernard Mutterperl, 19, of Borough Park, told  Riker's police that "when he sees young kids, he has to go after them," according to court documents. 

Who Posted The Bail?

It was unclear who posted Mutterperl's $25,000 cash bail.

Girl's Grandfather Is Angry

These people do whatever they want. How come police didn't tell me they released this animal.Xochil Garcia's worried stepfather, Heriberto Rodriguez, said no one called the family to warn them Mutterperl was a free man.